atypical hollywood life

"Yes, to Nolan. He will be the director of the next film, and the director's salary can be raised. I remember that the contract we signed at the beginning had priority." George said lightly.

Nolan was just a rookie when he came to Hollywood.Even if a work has been filmed, it is not considered his own achievement if it is not released, so the director's salary he received in "Attack of the Clones" is really not much, not even as much as "Memory Fragments".

The reason is also very simple, at least he has the name of a screenwriter for that film.But "Attack of the Clones" is different. Even if he modified part of the script, he would not be named as the screenwriter, because he only adjusted some lines and shooting order of the movie, and even deleted part of the content.And, after all, this is a George Lucas movie, and he tolerates minor revisions when he has to, without letting others taint his supremacy.To some extent, Nolan was actually a bit bullied. Of course, this is a common phenomenon in Hollywood, and all newcomers survive in this way.Not only that, but the director contract he signed at the beginning was also overlord clause.

I use you, even if you are shooting other movies, you have to leave all your work to come here, I don’t need you, and you don’t want to haggle with me, get out early, don’t make any troubles.

It's a very normal contract, because big companies do this when they shoot series, in order to protect the interests of the producers.Generally speaking, this kind of thing rarely happens to big-name directors or actors, because they themselves have enough capital to talk to big companies.New directors and actors who are fledgling do not have this kind of treatment. It is very common for less money and harsh contracts.That's what Hollywood does.

When "The Matrix" became popular, Kino Reeves himself had to pinch his nose to make a movie that he didn't like because of the contract he signed earlier, which is simply too common.So what happened to Nolan is really not a big deal!

So he was not surprised when he received a call from Lucasfilm now.

"Now? Yes, I know, the preparation period is very long, but I still have a movie contract in hand." Nolan answered the phone to Rick.

"White Night Chase" has entered the final preparatory period, and he will officially start filming after the promotion period of this movie is over. He really doesn't have much time to prepare for the third part of the "Star Wars Prequel" Movie.

"Yes, "White Night", produced by Warner Bros." Nolan replied.

There is also a tacit understanding between the film companies. If it is not a sworn enemy, such a film will not be dragged to another film crew after half of the preparation.No one in Hollywood would do such a stupid thing that hurts others.

"OK, I see. After the promotional period, I will go back to the United States. I will join the team after the completion of "White Night". I don't know what Rick said, but Nolan was reflected by the light of the phone. There was a heartfelt smile on Hu stubble's face.

After hanging up the phone, he poured himself a glass of whiskey and fell heavily into the soft sofa of the hotel.

A good movie can bring a lot to the director who shoots it, and there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Although the things behind "Attack of the Clones" will not be exposed to the public, it is actually not too secret for insiders.Overall, the benefits of this movie far outweighed the disadvantages, and it also greatly exceeded his own expectations.

Now the third part has also fallen into his hands, which is not an unpleasant thing.Think about the current word-of-mouth and box office trends of movies.Nolan can fully imagine the amount of salary he can get and the greater power he can get in the third movie.It put him in such a good mood that he almost wanted to tap dance.

But what followed was not only a pleasant mood, but also a headache.It's rare that Nolan can still maintain a semblance of reason in such a good mood.

The biggest boss in the fucking film is George Lucas!After the excitement, Nolan felt that he had a terrible headache.Based on Margaret's few words and the great director's desire to control, he must have undertaken the screenwriting of the entire movie by himself.This possibility made him feel dizzy for a while!

God knows how much he suffered during the filming of "Attack of the Clones". He fought wits with George Lucas when changing the script, and continued to fight wits with him in post-production after the filming was finished.Even when shooting, you have to fight wits with this guy!Since joining the crew, unless the time difference is too great, he has almost kept communicating with George Lucas on the phone once a day. After the filming of the film, he lost almost 30 pounds of weight.But after the entire film was completed, he lost a total of more than [-] pounds. Working with Lucas was a disaster!

Although he has a good temper, this is only limited to when he treats actors when shooting movies.For the rest of the time, this is a completely tyrant-like character. It doesn't mean how bad his temper is, but it means that he does what he says and never allows others to refute and revise what he has already decided.Decades of smooth sailing and power have made him completely different from Lucas 30 years ago.

It can be seen that it is not without reason that Nolan lost so much weight. Margaret wondered if he had a few more white hairs on his head, but the little elf has blond hair, so it shouldn't be obvious, right?

"You know, sometimes it's interesting to bully young people." George picked up the juice on the table, took a sip and said with a smile.

"Don't bully him too much. You still have to rely on him to film "Revenge of the Sith" for you. If you bully him too much, be careful that he will quit. Your current body can't bear such a high workload." Mag Ritter reminds George not to kill himself.

It was the same with Richard Marquand at the beginning. He was bullied by the crew and George Lucas, which led to him running away to do other things in the second half.Everyone is a fellow townsman, who knows if the little goblin will learn from his predecessors once he is really stimulated to grow up?And even Nolan's nerves are extremely tough and can't stand such a toss. Margaret thinks that George probably really entered menopause as Nolan said. It all started to look like heaven and earth.If he was bullied and ran away, where would he find a successor in such a short time?Now he looks delicate and frail again. If it was really her own, Margaret was worried that he would put herself in the hospital again due to excessive work intensity and pressure within a few days of filming.

"Relax, I have my measure. And Christopher Nolan is not the same as Richard Marquand. He is not so fragile and not so proud. During the "Attack of the Clones" period, he could fully integrate himself into the crew, " "Revenge of the Sith" is not a problem, there is still more than a year to prepare." George said with a smile.

He still likes this young man very much, he is talented, thoughtful, and ambitious.It's just that he is a bit stubborn, but who calls him an Englishman?Everyone says that Germans are rigid and dogmatic, but in fact the British are not bad, in some respects they are more rigid, holding on to inexplicable principles.He'll make Nolan more comfortable with life in Hollywood.

No, I'm not worried at all, Margaret complained about her godfather in her heart.You can treat your fans so badly, let alone Nolan, who doesn't know that you are a person with a strong bad taste?Isn't it exciting to have such a fun toy in your hands now?But she didn't bother to say anything. Since George said that he would pay attention to propriety, then he will definitely pay attention to propriety. After all, his own body is really unable to withstand tossing, and Nolan is not irritable and impulsive. , what happened to Marquand will not repeat itself.

If that's the case, why is she worried?Just let these two continue to love and kill each other.

"By the way, remember to spare next year's schedule. Don't accept films with too intensive shooting process." George reminded Margaret.

The film crew will start production in June next year, so be careful not to collide with other films.

"I know." Margaret nodded.

She had read the original script of "Revenge of the Sith" from George. The theme of the whole movie was basically how Anakin fell. In fact, she didn't have many roles as the heroine.And compared to the large number of fighting scenes in "Attack of the Clones", her fighting scenes in the third part of the prequel are mostly concentrated in the last part, and the shooting task is much easier.Presumably, the shooting time will not be too much, just like the sequel of "The Matrix", the heroine has no sense of existence as the time goes on.I don't know why they spent so much money to invite her.

Margaret rolled her eyes. It seems that her series of films seemed to have a heavy role in the beginning, and then they became less and less interesting. What's more disturbing is that whether it is the "Matrix" series or " She died at the end of the Star Wars prequels.This is really... Why didn't she think of it when she accepted the show?

Speaking of which, she died four times in the movie, Margaret felt a little melancholy, and must pay attention to this issue in the future.It's too sad to die or not to die.

George didn't notice the melancholy mood of his goddaughter at all, and he was still happily drinking his juice, which tasted pretty good.

"It's time to play." The assistant of "Saturday Night Live" knocked on the door, indicating that the two of them can come on stage.

"Understood." Margaret stood up, still in simple attire, white shirt, trousers and flat shoes, her hair was not as tight as before, but fluffy a lot, quite a few years later. The feeling of meatball head.The whole person looks full of vitality, which is more in line with her actual age.

And George is his usual dress, shirt and jeans.The two stood there not like father and daughter, but more like grandparents, and the corners of the mouths of the two assistants on one side twitched in unison.

"Are you ready? Your Highness?" George raised his arm, motioning for Margaret to hold it.

"Of course, yourHonour." Margaret put her hand up.

"Everything is at your command." She said with a smile, like a princess going to a ball.

As time went by, the box office of "Attack of the Clones" also rose steadily.Unlike "The Phantom Menace" whose reputation gradually deteriorates as the box office rises, although the ratings of "Attack of the Clones" on various Internet sites such as imdb, Rotten Tomatoes, and MTC are decreasing, but this is It is an inevitable phenomenon that the film will be released for a long time.It has only been more than half a month now, and as the screen time increases, various ratings will continue to decline.But the word-of-mouth of the movie will not drop because of this rating.